Safety, Service, Stewardship

The mission of the South Carolina Department of Corrections is: Safety--we will protect the public, our employees,
and our inmates. Service--we will provide rehabilitation and self-improvement opportunities for inmates. Stewardship--we will
promote professional excellence, fiscal responsibility, and self-sufficiency.

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South Carolina Expenditures by State AgencyTo view how the Department of Corrections is spending your tax dollars, click on the links below.

SCDC Director Bryan P. Stirling

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The South Carolina Department of Corrections protects the citizens by confining offenders in controlled
facilities and by providing rehabilitative, self-improvement opportunities to prepare inmates for their
re-integration into society.

The employees of the South Carolina Department of Corrections will be seen as a progressive force that
works together to ensure the safety of each other, to improve the lives and meet legitimate needs of the
inmates, and prepare them for re-entry into society.